Insider Buying: The GTN Limited (ASX:GTN) MD, CEO Just Bought 40% More Shares
Potential GTN Limited (ASX:GTN) shareholders may wish to note that the MD, CEO, William Yde, recently bought AU$264k worth of stock, paying AU$0.33 for each share. That's a very solid buy in our book, and increased their holding by a noteworthy 40%.
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At GTN
In fact, the recent purchase by William Yde was the biggest purchase of GTN shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. That implies that an insider found the current price of AU$0.38 per share to be enticing. Of course they may have changed their mind. But this suggests they are optimistic. We do always like to see insider buying, but it is worth noting if those purchases were made at well below today's share price, as the discount to value may have narrowed with the rising price. In this case we're pleased to report that the insider purchases were made at close to current prices.
In the last twelve months GTN insiders were buying shares, but not selling. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!
GTN is not the only stock that insiders are buying. For those who like to find winning investments this free list of growing companies with recent insider purchasing, could be just the ticket.
Does GTN Boast High Insider Ownership?
Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Based on our data, GTN insiders have about 3.1% of the stock, worth approximately AU$2.5m. We consider this fairly low insider ownership.
So What Do The GTN Insider Transactions Indicate?
It is good to see recent purchasing. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. While the overall levels of insider ownership are below what we'd like to see, the history of transactions imply that GTN insiders are reasonably well aligned, and optimistic for the future. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. Case in point: We've spotted 4 warning signs for GTN you should be aware of.
But note: GTN may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with high ROE and low debt.
For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions, but not derivative transactions.
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